Bullying at the University of Newcastle (Australia)

We are working to highlight and stop academic workplace bullying at the University of Newcastle, Australia. We are a group of staff and students who have been bullied for speaking out about misconduct.

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This will help us gather as much information as possible so that we can put an end to this bullying with its’ decades-long history.

“Systemic bullying, hazing and abuse generally are identified with poor, weak or toxic organizational cultures. Cultures that are toxic have stated ethical values that are espoused but not employed, and other non-ethical values which are operational, dominant, but unstated.

Such cultures thrive when good people are silent, silenced, or pushed out; when bad apples are vocal, retained, promoted, and empowered; and when the neutral majority remain silent in order to survive. Those who are most successful in such a toxic culture are those who have adapted to it, or adopted it as their own”. (McKay, Arnold, Fratzl & Thomas, 2008)

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

CSIRO - ordered to take action on bullying

"The federal workplace insurance authority has issued an ''improvement
notice'' to the science and technology organisation, saying its
responses to bullying, misconduct, workplace conflict, psychological
stress or injuries were not good enough."

In their submission to the Workplace Bullying Inquiry, the ex-CSIRO staff were "aware of 60 cases involving
top-flight scientists and other officials who were bullied or otherwise
forced out of the organisation."

In our submission to the Workplace Bullying Inquiry, we reported on 195 cases of bullying, harassment and victimisation at the University of Newcastle.